Waning · 88.4% lit · ♍︎ Virgo 06°
Moon age
18.7days
Moon phase on January 17, 1960Waning Gibbous
On Sunday, January 17, 1960, the Moon was a Waning Gibbous: 88.4% of its visible face lit, 18.7 days after the new moon and shrinking each night.
88.4%Illumination at noon UTC
18.7 dMoon age
391,348 km243,172 mi from Earth
♍︎ VirgoMoon sign (6°)
30.5′Apparent size (arcmin)
WaningLit on the left (N. Hemisphere)
Nearest moon phases
The nearest full moon to January 17, 1960 is on Wednesday, January 13, 1960 at 23:51 UTC, 4 days earlier, and the nearest new moon is on Thursday, January 28, 1960 at 06:15 UTC, 11 days later.
| Phase | Date | Time (UTC) |
|---|---|---|
| Full Moon (before) | Wednesday, January 13, 1960 | 23:51 |
| Last Quarter (after) | Thursday, January 21, 1960 | 15:01 |
The Moon around January 17
More about this date
Sunday, January 17, 1960 falls in the lunar cycle that runs from the new moon of December 29, 1959 to the new moon of January 28, 1960, a cycle of 29.46 days.
- See every phase of the month in the moon phases in January 1960, or the whole moon calendar 1960.
- The same date one year apart: 1959 · 1961.
- Born on this day? The moon phase on your birthday tool adds your birth time and your moon sign.
- Phases change by time zone: this page uses Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Learn how to read the phases of the moon.